Physics 5054 · O Level · Half-life

Half-life — practice question

What does the term half-life of a radioactive substance mean?

  • Ahalf the time for all the unstable nuclei to decay
  • Bhalf the time it takes an unstable nucleus to emit radiation
  • Cthe time for half the unstable nuclei to decay
  • Dthe time for the nucleon number to halve

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